The LBS SIG Announces Their 2008 Kick-Off Event:
DATE:
April 23, 2008
TIME:
7:00am Registration/ Networking
7:30am Event Begins
9:00am Event Ends
PANELISTS:
Neeraj Bhavani
Founder, President & CEO, Tagnos
Ken Hill
Director of Sales, Helicomm, Inc.
Netzer Ruperto
CEO, GPSit, Inc.
LOCATION:
12544 High Bluff Drive, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92130
COST:
$10.00 Pre-Registered
$20.00 At the Door
SIG CO-CHAIRS:
Steve Morley
Marco Thompson, Wind River Systems
Neeraj Bhavani, Tagnos
Ken Hill, Helicomm
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DATE:
April 23, 2008
TIME:
7:00am Registration/ Networking
7:30am Event Begins
9:00am Event Ends
The LBS SIG is launching their 2008 season with an event that will explore different, creative ways location based services (LBS) are being used. We have all heard of LBS, but many have not yet heard about some ways in which our panelists have. For example, did you know that Congress enacted the MINER Act of 2006 requiring all underground mines in the US to install “state of the art” wireless 2 way communications and electronic tracking systems? Specifics of the law mandated that all personnel’s locations be recorded at the time of an incident and that the tracking and communications be maintained for a period of time post incidence when all power to the mine is shut off. Another way LBS is currently being used is by hospitals, who are being approached by various Real-Time Location System (RTLS) vendors, each offering their Radio-frequency or Ultrasound-frequency tracking technology. Each tracking technology has its own sweet-spot, and hospitals start wondering how to deal with this confusing technology landscape when there is no standard? Curious to hear about additional ways LBS is being used?
PANELISTS:
Neeraj Bhavani
Founder, President & CEO, Tagnos
Neeraj has over 15 years of experience in Information Technology with experience in Healthcare, Databases and Wireless. Neeraj specializes in taking new and emerging technologies to market. He built the company from the ground-up, which involved corporate development, strategic planning and product management. Someone with an entrepreneurial mindset, Neeraj has been successful in identifying key market gaps, establishing clear and defensible differentiation and raising money for the company. Neeraj is the Co-Chair for Commnexus (formerly San Diego Telecom Council) Location-Based Service group. He has done Business Development work in the Wi-Fi Hotspot industry and has recently done Management Consulting for a Mobile Entertainment company that involved building Entertainment and Technology roadmaps for US Carriers. He was involved in IT leadership roles at various companies in the US, including Kaiser Permanente, IBM, Candle Corporation, General Motors, Amgen and Blueshield. Neeraj earned a Masters degree in Computer Science from BITS Pilani (India) and MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management with emphasis in Finance and Entrepreneurship.
Ken Hill
Director of Sales, Helicomm, Inc.
As the Director of Sales at Helicomm, Ken coordinates Helicomm’s global sales strategy. Prior to Helicomm, Ken was Key Account Manager for Murata Electronics responsible for sales to Murata's largest North American customers. As a founder of Comtelco Industries, a leading distributor of communications equipment, and a partner in Synergistic Sales, a manufacturer representative, Ken spent 15 years selling leading edge active and passive components and systems into the telecomm, datacomm, military, medical, and industrial markets. Ken has his B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois, Chicago.
Netzer Ruperto
CEO, GPSit, Inc.
GPS International Technologies (GPSit) modifies and sells small radio transceivers, known as “asset tags”, and provides Internet-based asset location services based on Hybrid Assisted-GPS which combines Global Positioning Satellite signals with CDMA cell tower signals to achieve deep penetration in dense urban areas and ”inside” situations that otherwise block conventional GPS receivers. AGPS technology is specifically useful for covert security and protection applications, particularly ones that need immediate, affordable, and precise location – private sector security, technical surveillance, telemetry, and government agencies – that place a high value on the ability to covertly locate or track specific assets throughout wide areas (e.g., nationwide).
LOCATION:
12544 High Bluff Drive, 3rd Floor, San Diego, CA 92130
COST:
$10.00 Pre-Registered
$20.00 At the Door
SIG CO-CHAIRS:
Steve Morley
Marco Thompson, Wind River Systems
Neeraj Bhavani, Tagnos
Ken Hill, Helicomm
Date:
Wednesday, April 23, 20087:00am-9:00am
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